Electronically Filed

Supreme Court

SCWC-12-0000662

21-NOV-2012

08:51 AM

SCWC-12-0000662

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

LIVIA M. SCOTTO,

Petitioner/Plaintiff-Appellant,

vs. STATE OF HAWAI#I, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, ET. AL.,

Respondents/Defendants-Appellees.

CERTIORARI TO THE INTERMEDIATE COURT OF APPEALS

(CAAP-12-0000662; CIV. NO. 11-1-002757)

ORDER REJECTING APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, Acoba, McKenna, and Pollack, JJ.)

Petitioner Livia M. Scotto's petition for writ of certiorari, filed on October 17, 2012, is hereby rejected.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, November 21, 2012.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Simeon R. Acoba, Jr.

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Richard W. Pollack